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P. HSARSPIELD.

COIN COUNTER.

Patented Feb. 15, 1887.

I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' PHILIPH E. SARSFIELD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COIN-COUNTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 357.635, dated February 15,1887.

Application filed July 20, 1886.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIPH E. SARSFIELD, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Conductors Money-Boxes; and I do doclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The special object of the inventionis to provide car-conduct0rs with a money-box from which they can promptly and easily make change.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a vertical crosssection Fig. 2, a longitudinal vertical section; Fig. 3, a perspective view of the inside mechanism, and Fig. 4 a perspective view of the ejector.

In the drawings, A represents the moneybox, which consists ofthe three compartments (1 a a In the first stand the money-tubes B, varying in size to suit the different denominations of coin, and placed directly under the slits or inlets (0 In the rear compartment, a, is supported a plate, 0, having the parallel flanges c c, oppositely slotted at c, and provided with the excision O. The front coinpartment, a is a money receiverand conveyer, slotted at a to permitthe passage therethrough of the ejectors E to the outside of the box. The ejectors E are turned at the rear, folded parallel to the body thereof, and provided with the are pieces 6, which are held under the coins by the surrounding spiral springs F until the ejectors are pushed from the outside and the resistance of the springs overcome.

Between the bottoms of the tubes B and the smooth upper surface of plate 0 are front and rear slots, 0 0 the latter to allow the arc pieces 6 to move'in and out of the tubes, while the Serial No. 208,580. (No model.)

former permit the coin to be ejected by the spring force into the front conveyer, a The latter is provided with a spring-latched slide or door, G, which on a slight pressure permits the coin to iall into the conductors hand.

The money-box has preferably afront door, H, hinged at h and spring-latched ath',so that the internal mechanism can be conveniently inserted or removed.

The object of the excision O in the plate G is to allow the ejected coin, which strikes the upper part of the front of the conveyer, to fall through to the bottom thereof, so that when the conductor is ready for it he slightly tilts the box to one side.

The money-box is supported from the neck of the conductor by any suitable flexible connections made fast to the rings or on theinner side of the compartment a.

Of course I am aware that coin has been dropped in conductors money boxes and ejected to the outside in till-boxes; but

What Iclaim as new, and desireto protect by Letters Patent, is

1. Aconductorsfare box and money-changer consisting of a top, rear, and front compartment, the top one slitted ata, havingahingedoor, H, and containing the tubes B, the front one slotted at at, having spring-ejectors E e, and provided with a spring-catch door, G, and the rear one containing the excised, flanged, and oppositely-slotted plate 0, all substantially as shown and described.

'2. In a conductors fare-box and moneychanger, the plate 0, and spring-ejectors E e, combined with the compartment a", said plate beingcut out at O, flanged at c c, and slotted oppositely at c, as and for the purpose de scribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PHILIPH E. SARSFIELD.

Witnesses:

' A. RUPPERT,

T. P. SIMPsoN. 

